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gravely

extremely seriously: gravely ill; dangerously, harmfully
Not to be confused with:
gravelly – covered with gravel; with a harsh, rasping sound: His gravelly voice was a result of years of heavy smoking.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

grave 1

 (grāv)
n.
1.
a. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
b. A place of burial.
2. Death or extinction: faced the grave with calm resignation.
[Middle English, from Old English græf; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]

grave 2

 (grāv)
adj. grav·er, grav·est
1. Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.
2. Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.
3. Dignified and somber in conduct or character: a grave procession. See Synonyms at serious.
4. Somber or dark in hue.
5. (also gräv) Linguistics
a. Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.
b. Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.
n. (also gräv)
See grave accent.
[French, from Old French, from Latin gravis; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots.]
grave′ly adv.
grave′ness n.

grave 3

 (grāv)
tr.v. graved, grav·en (grā′vən) or graved, grav·ing, graves
1. To sculpt or carve; engrave.
2. To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.
[Middle English graven, from Old English grafan; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]

grave 4

 (grāv)
tr.v. graved, grav·ing, graves
To clean and coat (the bottom of a wooden ship) with pitch.
[Middle English graven.]

gra·ve 5

 (grä′vā)
adv. & adj. Music
In a slow and solemn manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
[Italian, from Latin gravis, heavy; see grave2.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.gravely - in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar"
soberly, staidly
2.gravely - to a severe or serious degreegravely - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"
badly, severely, seriously
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Translations
بِجَديَّه، بِوَقار
vážnězávažně
betydningsfuldtdystert
alvarlega
resno
ciddî bir şekilde

gravely

[ˈgreɪvlɪ] ADV
1. (= seriously) [ill, wounded, injured] → gravemente
five soldiers were gravely wounded → cinco soldados resultaron gravemente heridos or heridos de gravedad
we are gravely concerned about or by his decision → estamos muy or seriamente preocupados por su decisión
2. (= solemnly) [say, speak] → con gravedad, con seriedad
he nodded gravely → asintió con gravedad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gravely

[ˈgreɪvli] adv
[injured, impaired] → gravement, sérieusement
gravely ill → gravement malade
[say, reply] → avec gravité
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gravely

adv
(= severely, seriously) ill, wounded → schwer; gravely ill patients → schwer kranke Patienten; gravely concerned → ernstlich besorgt
(= solemnly) say, nod → ernst
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gravely

[ˈgreɪvlɪ] adv → gravemente, solennemente
gravely ill → in pericolo di vita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grave2

(greiv) adjective
1. important. a grave responsibility; grave decisions.
2. serious, dangerous. grave news.
3. serious, sad. a grave expression.
ˈgravely adverb
ˈgravity (ˈgrӕ-) noun
The gravity of the situation was clear to us all.
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